Given name
Shaunak
“a well-known sage”
Shaunak is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a well-known sage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a well-known sage.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaunak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 271
- 271 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −79%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 432 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaunak’s family of names
Shaunak has a related form in Shanack. Shaunak has a related form in Shanak. Shaunak has a related form in Shaunack.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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